Passchendaele (Battle honour)
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Passchendaele was a battle honour
awarded to units of the British
and Imperial
Armies that took part in one or more of the following engagements in the Great War:
These should not be confused with the battle commonly known as the Battle of Passchendaele, which is officially known to the British Army as the Third Battle of Ypres.
Battle honour
A battle honour is an award of a right by a government or sovereign to a military unit to emblazon the name of a battle or operation on its flags , uniforms or other accessories where ornamentation is possible....
awarded to units of the British
British Army
The British Army is the land warfare branch of Her Majesty's Armed Forces in the United Kingdom. It came into being with the unification of the Kingdom of England and Scotland into the Kingdom of Great Britain in 1707. The new British Army incorporated Regiments that had already existed in England...
and Imperial
British Empire
The British Empire comprised the dominions, colonies, protectorates, mandates and other territories ruled or administered by the United Kingdom. It originated with the overseas colonies and trading posts established by England in the late 16th and early 17th centuries. At its height, it was the...
Armies that took part in one or more of the following engagements in the Great War:
- First Battle of PasschendaeleFirst Battle of PasschendaeleThe First Battle of Passchendaele was a World War I battle that took place on 12 October 1917 in the Ypres Salient area of the Western Front, outside the Belgian village of Passchendaele, during the Third Battle of Ypres...
, 12 Oct 1917 - Second Battle of Passchendaele, 26 Oct–10 Nov 1917
These should not be confused with the battle commonly known as the Battle of Passchendaele, which is officially known to the British Army as the Third Battle of Ypres.